DiamondFlyer wrote:Vladex wrote:Ban all the guns starting with those that celebrate it , Army, Police, Movies and Video Games. Let's see how that goes.
About as well as the war on drugs or the banning of alcohol did. I find it funny that those that are so vocal for the banning of all guns are the same that are so vocal about how the absolute ban on drugs is a total failure...
You Americans are just so funny, a rational argument cannot be held and this is the typical example, most of you can only think in extremes! It's either second amendment f..k yeah or no guns for nobody
Most countries in the world have NOT banned guns/firearms, they are just regulated, in some countries more then others... Next to that, most countries except the US don't view guns as a symbol of freedom (which the NRA has created), but a tool that is primarily there to hunt or kill and therefor most don't want or even care to own a gun!
Everybody understands that guns are part of your American culture, but there is a difference between obsession and culture. Let me give you a completely different example. In Germany, beer is considered part of the culture. But that doesn't mean that beer is not regulated in Germany. There are rules, like drinking age, alcohol and driving etc etc and nobody in Germany is complaining about it and you can still enjoy your beer there!
What the USA needs is stricter regulations, nobody wants to take your guns away, but there is no good reason for example to open carry or that firearms are sold with no background checks at gun fairs or on the second hand markets or mentally ill can buy guns. There are already regulations, like that automatic weapons are banned or you cannot buy grenades or for pete's sake that anybody can buy a thermo nuclear warhead! There are already limits and regulations and nobody is complaining, just tighten up your gun laws to the point that you can still enjoy your second amendment and own a firearm for your protection at home, but that there are rules that keep your country safer in general! It's about finding a balance...
And before anybody says it, yes I know, there is no 100% safety and never will be, but is it so hard to get those ridiculous amount of gun related deaths down that your country has???
You like to be patriots and talk about keeping your country safe and so on, maybe start by making sure that less of your fellow country people get killed for no good reason...